Hace 6 días · The First Sino-Japanese War (25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a conflict between China and Japan primarily over influence in Korea. [full citation needed] After more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces and the loss of the port of Weihaiwei, the Qing government sued for peace in February 1895.
- 25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895, (8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
- Japanese victory, Significant loss of prestige for the Qing dynasty, Korea removed from Chinese suzerainty, Korean Peninsula transferred to Japanese sphere of influence, Assassination of Queen Min, Treaty of Shimonoseki
- China, Korea, Manchuria, Taiwan, Yellow Sea
- The cession of Taiwan and Penghu islands by Qing China to Japan. The Liaodong Peninsula was initially ceded but forced to return to China due to Triple Intervention
24 de ene. de 2023 · José Martí, in full José Julián Martí y Pérez, (born January 28, 1853, Havana, Cuba—died May 19, 1895, Dos Ríos), Cuban poet and essayist, patriot and martyr, who became the symbol of Cuba ’s struggle for independence from Spain. His dedication to the goal of Cuban freedom made his name a synonym for liberty throughout Latin America.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 de ene. de 2023 · After the fall of Napoleon (1814–15), Austria became once more the leader of the German states, but the Austro-Prussian War of 1866 resulted in the expulsion of Austria from the German Confederation and caused Emperor Franz Joseph to reorient his policy toward the east and to consolidate his heterogeneous empire.
5 de ene. de 2023 · In rapid succession, Wilde’s final plays, An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest, were produced early in 1895. In the latter, his greatest achievement, the conventional elements of farce are transformed into satiric epigrams—seemingly trivial but mercilessly exposing Victorian hypocrisies.
- What is Oscar Wilde known for?Oscar Wilde’s literary reputation rests largely on his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) and on his masterful comedies of manners Lady Winder...
- How did Oscar Wilde become famous?Oscar Wilde came from a prominent family. While studying at Oxford in the 1870s, he gained notice as a scholar, poseur, wit, and poet and for his d...
- How did Oscar Wilde die?After his release from prison in 1897, Oscar Wilde lived in France in straitened circumstances. In 1900 at the age of 46, he died of meningitis fol...
26 de ene. de 2023 · Rates of wages in various occupations by city and state, 1890-1900 Wages for occupations in specific American cities, mostly in the states of MA, GA, PA, NY, NC, SC, IL, OH, NJ. Shows wage high, low and average. Table spans pages 766-812 in this source. Wages by race, 1890-1899 Black worker wages 1890-1920 : The Negro Wage Earner
- Marie Concannon
- 2012
Hace 1 día · The emperor eventually ended up ruling Finland as a semi-constitutional monarch through the Governor-General of Finland and a native Senate appointed by him. The Emperor never explicitly recognized Finland as a constitutional state in its own right, although his Finnish subjects came to consider the grand duchy as such.